Question: How can I increase the lather and foam in a facial cleanser?

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In this post, The Fawn writes: I currently have coco glucoside on hand and would like to make a facial cleanser for myself. But I find that with coco glucoside at 30% as the single surfactant, there’s very little bubble/lather and no foam at all. I am one of those people who wants LOTS of foam and lather if...

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My bloody big (not really) ice cream

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Being lactose intolerant is hardest in the summer – ice cream – and the winter – egg nog – and those lactase tablets do nothing for me (and yes, I’ve tried the Ultra Lactaid with no success). So Raymond went on a quest to find an iced treat I could enjoy without the agony and...

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Questions: Adding goat’s milk and using BTMS in a lotion

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I’m asked regularly about making goats’ milk lotions, and all I can say is that I don’t know. This is what I know about goats – they’re cute, they’re cuddly, they seem to enjoy eating tin cans, and this video about the baby goat stampede makes me smile. I hate anything to do with goat...

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Sewing: Cool ties for summer (updated)

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After a lot of rain and cooler days, we’re coming into the heat of summer around here. I start getting uncomfortable around 24˚C (including our high humidity), so I need to find ways of keeping cool when I’m visiting homes without even so much as a fan! Here’s my dishevelled Blondie dog modelling one of...

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Question: Can we create our own botanical extract systems?

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Anonymous wrote in the pineapple extract post: Your blog is great and you are super smart so I figured you would know the answer to this question: I really want to start incorporating extracts into my lotions. I was wondering if I could make my own botanical extract system by mixing together, for example, pineapple...

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